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Leafy Vegetables : Tribal Food of Jharkhand

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  • Author   :    Vidyan Kumari
    Year of Publication   :   2025
    ISBN   :   9789393934550
    Language   :   English
    Binding   :   Hard Bound
    Pages   :   140
    Size   :   23 cms
    Categories   :   2025, Botony, Food Science, New Books
    Price  :  400
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    About the Book

    Jharkhand is rich in edible weeds and green leafy vegetables, with over 70 species providing vital nutrition for tribal and rural communities. These vegetables, mainly from herbaceous plants but also some woody plants, are harvested during the rainy and summer seasons from fields and forests. They are consumed fresh, cooked, or dried for off-season use, contributing to dietary diversity, food security, and nutritional health. Sold in local markets, they also provide supplemental income. Nutritionally, these greens are rich in minerals, antioxidants, vitamins, and fibers, offering health benefits like protecting against oxidative stress, supporting heart health, and improving cognitive function. Traditionally used in treating various ailments, these vegetables play a crucial role in the well-being of Jharkhand’s tribal populations.

    In this book, forty-six species of the leafy vegetables have been described which are mostly consumed by tribal and poor rural people of Jharkhand. The information on botanical description, local name, parts consumed, phytochemical constituents and nutritional properties have also been covered. These underutilized leafy vegetables can be obtained from different plant types such as herbs, shrub, trees and creepers. The parts most commonly consumed are leaves, tender shoots, buds, flowers and floral buds.

    About the Author

    Dr. Vidyan Kumari is an Assistant Professor at University Department of Botany in Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi (Jharkhand). Her long research and teaching experiences encompasses documentation of traditional knowledge and ethnomedicinal plants, environmental impact on plants, study on mangroves and agroforestry.

    Dr. Vidyan has published several research paper in Journal Biospectra such as Herbal Medicines and Indigenous Knowledge, Ethnomedicinal Plants of Jharkhand, Recent Environmental Issues Faced by Digha Coastal Area of West Bengal, A Review on Ecological Significance of World’s Largest Mangrove Forest at Sundarban in West Bengal and Benefits of Agroforestry over Conventional Agricultural Method—A Case Study. A research paper was published in Indian Journal of Environmental and Ecoplanning entitled Ecostatus of Medicinal Flora and their curative symptoms with special reference to importance value index of forests of Jharkhand. She has published a book on the Study of Deciduous Forest from the State of Jharkhand. She has published two book chapters; one in Biodiversity at Crossroads entitled Citrus canker: Diseases of Citrus Fruits and second one were published in Advanced Botany entitled Ethnobotanical Importance and Pharmocological Action of Moringa oleifera.

    Dr. Vidyan has participated several international, national and state level workshops, conferences, seminars, symposiums, and training programs. She has covered different refresher course on Experimental Botany, Research Methodology, Environmental Studies and Disaster Management, and Life Science.

    Dr. Vidyan has been awarded with Women Scientist award in 2023 by Academic Council of the Centre for social and Environmental Research (CSER) for her contribution in scientific knowledge and life sciences research at ICEESMR, 2023, and Gold Medal for outstanding contributions in the field of Botanical Research by 30th APSI Scientists Meet & National Conference on Global Warming, Climate Change and Pollution, 2021.